Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.3° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)22s
Afternoon (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.1
N
21
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
9
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
78
62
40
9
35
27
55
76
10
2
55
65
60
75
91
154
4
4
4
14
13
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
S
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:58PM3.11m
00:58AM3.37m
1:29PM3.27m
1:30AM3.50m
2:00PM3.37m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.33m
6:48PM0.59m
7:11AM0.14m
7:21PM0.42m
7:44AM0.01m
7:55PM0.29m
cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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6:55
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Temp °C
13
14
14
15
16
14
13
12
11
12
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
12
10
9
6
4
6
7
11
10
8
6
6
7
6
4
5
6
8
9
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